Best 7 Cajun Comfort Pork Chops And Baby Lima Beans Recipes

LIMA BEANS AND PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook lima beans in salted water until almost tender, and reserved 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Pour the lima beans into a large flat baking dish with the reserved liquid. Stir in the salt, pepper, sugar, mustard, parsley, savory, thyme, and chopped onion. Mix well.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chops and cook, turning once, until well browned. Place the chops on top of the beans.
• Mix bread crumbs with sour cream. Spread over chops. Cover dish and bake for 8 minutes. Uncover the chops and continue baking, until lightly browned, about 8 minutes more.
• Arrange the chops on a bed of the lima beans on a large platter and sprinkle with parsley. Serve.

CAJUN SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Rinse pork chops and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Sprinkle both sides of the chops with kosher salt and ground black pepper and let sit for about 15 minutes.
• Combine the ingredients for the dredge.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Dredge the pork chops in the dredge mix and shake off the excess.
• When the oil is hot, sear the pork chops on both sides for about 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside on paper towels. Do this in batches so you don't crowd the pan.
• If there are any burned morsels in the dutch oven, wipe out with a paper towel.
• Set the heat to medium over under the dutch oven and add the butter.
• When the butter is frothy add the AP flour and stir constantly to make a light roux. NOTE: The roux will be very thin because of the 4:1 ratio of butter to flour, but with the long cook, it will still serve to thicken the gravy.
• Add the yellow onions and stir until starting to wilt about 8 to 10 minutes.
• If using the mushroom, add them about halfway through (after about 4 minutes) sauteeing the onions.
• When the onions are wilted, add the garlic and the Herb and Spice Blend. Stir to combine.
• Saute until the garlic is aromatic, which will only take about 2-3 minutes. Stir constantly.
• Increase heat to medium-high.
• Stir in the white wine and simmer until the wine has reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. Use the wine to deglaze the pan if necessary by scraping the bits of food off the bottom.
• Add the stock. Bring the stock to a high simmer and continue for about 5 minutes.
• Add the pork chops back to the pot. Stir and move them around so that they are all covered with the gravy.
• Lower the heat to a low simmer, cover the Dutch oven and simmer for 1 hour. Stir the pot thoroughly every 15 minutes or so.
• After 1 hour, continue to simmer with the pot partially covered for another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Check the pork chops for tenderness and continue to simmer until very tender. Taste the gravy for seasoning and add more if needed. Add more reserved stock if the gravy is too thick. Place the lid on completely or partially depending upon how thick you want the gravy.
• Once the chops are tender and falling apart, serve immediately over rice.

LIMA BEANS WITH PORK SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring beans, water and salt to a boil. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour (or soak beans overnight). Do not drain. Bring beans to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until tender. , Meanwhile, shape sausage into 3/4-in. balls; brown in a large skillet or until a thermometer reads 160°. Drain fat. Stir in the tomato juice, chili powder, pepper and basil. , Drain beans; add sausage mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

LIMA BEANS W/JOWLS OR SALT PORK (SALLYE)

Steps:

• 1. Wash beans thoroughly, picking through to remove any stones or other foreign objects (such as dirt clods) Put beans in crockpot with 1 gallon water (or more if needed to cover to about 2" above level of dried beans. Turn crockpot on to high
• 2. Sear hog jowls in heavy skillet, then transfer to crockpot with beans Add stick of butter
• 3. Continue cooking on high for approximately one hour, checking to make sure beans are still completely covered by water Dried beans will absorb a lot of water while cooking At this time, add salt and pepper and stir well to blend
• 4. Turn crockpot to medium or low and cook for 6-8 hours until beans are tender and thickened into a sort of soup.
• 5. Good served with cornbread and fresh green or sliced onions.

PORK CHOPS AND BEANS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chops on both sides. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Discard drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet. Add onions; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in chili sauce, brown sugar and mustard. Pour over chops., Cook, covered, on low 4 hours or until meat is almost tender. Stir in beans. Cook, covered, 1 to 2 hours longer or until heated through.

BAKED LIMA BEANS & PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Soak limas in a large pot of water overnight
• 2. Cook in water the next day for 1 hour till tender
• 3. Drain some of the water, not all and pour limas into a large baking pan
• 4. Add catsup, brown sugar, dash of onion flakes, and a dash of parsley flakes.
• 5. Brown pork chops and put into limas

CAJUN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place flour, paprika, sage, Creole seasoning, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and garlic powder in a large, resealable plastic bag. Place pork chops in the bag, seal, and shake to coat chops.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over high heat for about 1 minute. Arrange chops in pan, and reduce heat to medium. Cook until pork chops are dark brown, about 6 to 8 minutes per side.